Thermal Gradient Holes At Coso Geothermal Area (1976)

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Exploration Activity: Thermal Gradient Holes At Coso Geothermal Area (1976)

Exploration Activity Details
Location	Coso Geothermal Area
Exploration Technique	Thermal Gradient Holes
Activity Date	1976
Usefulness	useful
DOE-funding	Unknown

 

Notes

Temperatures have been obtained to depths up to 133 m in 22 boreholes with measurements being made at least four times in each borehole. Geothermal gradients ranged from 24⁰C/km to 450 ⁰C/km.

 

References

• Combs, J.   (1 December 1976) Heat flow determinations and implied thermal regime of the Coso geothermal area, California